(Author: Hazel Frankel, Vol. 67, No. 3, Chanukah 2012) Feature image: Pre-war bochrim of the Baranovitch Yeshiva Hazel Frankel is a Johannesburg-based novelist, poet and educator. She has recently completed a PhD on the South African Yiddish poet David Fram. Sarah Levine, née Polonetski, was
(Author: Bernard Katz, Vol. 67, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2012) Feature image: Turkish Jews. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turkish_jews.jpg The Jewish connection with Turkey dates to Biblical times. Abraham settled in Haran, where Terah died, on the way from Ur Kasdim before continuing his journey to Canaan.1
(Author: Richard Burns, Vol. 67, No. 2, Rosh Hashanah 2012) Feature image: Flag of Jews in Serbia. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Jews_in_Serbia.png The geo-historical zone of the Balkans is notoriously full of contradictions. Yet, a fuller understanding of current and recent attitudes and policies in each of the
(Sammy Eppel, Steven Gruzd, Vol. 66, #3, Chanukah 2011) Q: Can you briefly sketch a picture of Jewish communities in Latin America? A: At one point, in the late 1960s, it was estimated that there were about one million Jews in Latin America, with
(Author: Norman Sher, Vol. 67, No. 1, Pesach 2012) EDITOR’S NOTE : In our Chanukah 2011 issue, we published Norman Sher’s account of his years as a member of the Department of Justice Prosecutor’s Staff in Johannesburg during the early 1960s. In this follow-up
(Author: Naomi Musiker, Vol. 69, No. 3, Chanukah 2014) The creation of the Jewish Legion during World War I was largely due to the efforts of two Russian Zionists, Joseph Trumpeldor and Ze’ev Jabotinsky. Both were deeply influenced by the writings of Theodor Herzl.
